6 Days Beijing Chengde Tour: Private Trip to Great Wall, Mountain Resort

Itinerary

Day 1: Beijing Airport Pickup

Pass By: Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi, Beijing, China
Upon your arrival, you will meet your tour guide and driver outside the baggage claim area at the airport. They will transport you to the hotel and help you check in. The rest of the day is free for you to have a good rest.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pentahotel Beijing, a 4-star hotel

Day 2: Beijing Highlights Tour Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven

Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
In the morning, you tour guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel. Then, you will visit Tiananmen Square and see what the biggest urban city square in the world looks like.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
From the Tiananmen Square, you will enter the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and pavilions. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
In the afternoon, you will continue to visit the Temple of Heaven with its unique architectures, where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pentahotel Beijing, a 4-star hotel

Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall Tour

Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Road, Huairou District, Beijing China
This morning you will be taken to Mutianyu Great Wall to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Niaochao National Stadium, No.1 Guojia Tiyuchang South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing China
In the afternoon, on the way back you will have a photo stop at the Olympic National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. After that, pay a visit to a featured local market.

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overninght at Pentahotel Beijing, a 4-star hotel

Day 4: Beijing to Chengde by Train, Mountain Resort of Chengde Tour

Pass By: Chengde Railway Station Ticketing Office, Chezhan Rd, Shuangqiao Qu, Chengde Shi, Hebei Sheng, China
This day, you will take a hard sleeper train from Beijing to Chengde. Afterwards, you will meet your tour guide at the train station exit. Later your guide and private driver in Chengde will transfer you to the local hotel.

Stop At: Imperial Summer Palace of Mountain Resort, North of Shuangqiao District, Chengde 067000 China
After your check-in, you will come to visit the Mountain Resort of Chengde with the company of your tour guide. Built during the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), the Mountain Resort was the exclusive place where the emperors and royal members spent summer. You will appreciate the charming scenery and the splendid structures in this palace.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at Yunshan Hotel, a 4-star hotel

Day 5: Chengde to Beijing by Train

Stop At: Temple of Universal Peace (Puning si), North of Chengde Mountain Resort , Shangqiao District, Chengde 067000 China
This morning, you will follow your guide to visit the Puning Temple, one of the Eight Outer Temples. It is famous for the world largest wooden statue of the thousand-armed Goddess of Mercy.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Shuangqiao, Chengde, China
Then visit Putuozongcheng Temple, also one of the Eight Outer Temples. The magnificent Putuozongcheng Temple has the same style as the Potala Palace in Tibet and is known as 'little Potala Palace'.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Chengde Railway Station Parking Lot, Chezhan Rd, Shuangqiao Qu, Chengde Shi, Hebei Sheng, China
After your visit to the Eight Outer Temples, you will be accompanied to the Chengde Railway Station. Here, you will take a hard sleeper train again to come back Beijing. Upon your arrival, you will be picked up to check-in at the hotel.

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pentahotel Beijing, a 4-star hotel

Day 6: Beijing Exit

Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
The last stop of this tour is the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions.
Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi, Beijing, China
After your visit to the Summer Palace, your 6-day tour come to an end in this day. Your guide and driver will transfer you to the airport and see you off. Wish you a pleasant tour!

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Western buffet breakfast at hotel
No accommodation included on this day.